Keyshawn Davis says he’s going to slug it out with puncher Miguel Madueño (31-2, 28 KOs) of their ten-round light-weight contest this Saturday evening on July sixth on the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey.
Davis (10-0, 7 KOs) states that he has one thing to “show to the boxing world” by going to struggle with Madeuno. He appears to have a chip on his shoulder because of being schooled repeatedly by the Cuban expertise Andy Cruz, and being sluggish to progress within the professional ranks.
Keyshawn doesn’t say what he has to show as a result of this isn’t the kind of high-level opponent in opposition to whom the 25-year-old 2020 Olympic silver medalist will do a lot proving. In any case, Madueno was overwhelmed by Steve Claggett by a lopsided ten-round unanimous choice final yr. Keyshawn may as properly be preventing Claggett as a result of he dominated Madueno.
Davis’s Unfulfilled Problem: Andy Cruz
The man Keyshawn must combat to point out the followers that he’s for actual is Cuban Andy Cruz, who beat him 4 instances within the amateurs, together with within the 2020 Olympics finals. Keyshawn was no match for Cruz, who danced afterward.
Cruz’s promoter, Eddie Hearn of Matchroom, has repeatedly challenged Keyshawn to combat Andy, however he’s not taken him up on his supply, which the boxing world has seen. They see Keyshawn as missing the braveness to combat his four-time conqueror.
If Keyshawn can’t beat Madueno or not less than look good, Prime Rank wants to consider ditching him and placing its vitality on light-weight contender Raymond Muratalla. Keyshawn already appeared poor in his combat in opposition to Nahir Albright final October.
That was the combat by which Albright poured it on within the second half of the competition, showing to make use of the Andy Cruz blueprint of nonstop strain.
Albright had Keyshawn harm within the eighth spherical and simply gained the final 5 rounds, however the judges gave it to A-side fighter Keyshawn.
Keyshawn Davis Addresses the Andy Cruz Query
“If I had 100% management of who I combat subsequent, we’d have been had Andy Cruz within the ring. I might have been f*** him up,” stated Keyshawn Davis to the Sean Zittel YouTube channel, explaining why he hasn’t fought light-weight contender Andy Cruz, who beat him within the 2020 Olympics and three different instances.
Keyshawn’s excuses for not preventing Cruz don’t come throughout properly. The followers already consider he’s afraid of the Cuban, who clearly has his quantity and can probably beat him irrespective of what number of instances they combat.
Keyshawn mentions that he desires to problem WBO light-weight champion Denys Berinchyk for his title. He doesn’t say it, however Keyshawn views Berinchyk because the weakest hyperlink among the many champions and one he might doubtlessly beat.
I don’t assume he can, however that’s the one one which Keyshawn would have a slight probability in opposition to because of his big dimension for the 135-lb division.
Some followers really feel that Keyshawn ought to have been preventing at 140 or 147 way back, however he’s selecting to soften all the way down to 135 as a result of it offers him a bonus and his finest probability of creating one thing of his profession.
“Sure fights, I’ve received to have, however I don’t have full management over my matchmaking but. Let me turn out to be a world champion first and actually solidify myself, after which I can I can begin hand-picking. I can’t be like, I’m going to ship [Raymond] Muratalla a contract so he can combat me. It don’t work that method, however my promotion [Top Rank] can set it up that method. If they permit it to occur, however the s*** will not be on me,” stated Davis.
Prime Rank would probably enable Keyshawn to combat Cruz and Muratalla if he requested them, however that may be profession suicide for him as a result of he can’t beat both, in my opinion. They’re too good. Keyshawn is a good fringe-level contender within the true sense, however the wheels would come off if he fought Muratalla, Cruz, Abdullah Mason, Floyd Schofield, Berinchyk, or Shakur Stevenson.
“Proper now, I’m going to stay to the sport plan the place I’m going to attempt to get a world title as a result of I’m prime 5,” stated Keyshawn, sounding like he’s received a chip on his shoulder.
Davis Anticipates a Conflict with Madueño
“I believe it’s going to be a enjoyable combat with plenty of punches being thrown. It’s going to be a prideful combat. We’re going to be preventing in the course of the ring to search out out who the stronger fighter is,” stated Keyshawn about his combat in opposition to Miguel Madueño on July sixth.
I believe Keyshawn will begin out buying and selling with Madueno, however as soon as he feels his energy, he’ll rapidly swap to boxing him from the skin and play it protected. If a non-puncher like Albright might harm Keyshawn twice, Madueno would knock him out if he elected to commerce.
“I’m not going to be doing plenty of shifting. I’m going to remain proper there with him. So, we’ll see how robust he’s after we get in there. I don’t have something to show to him however to the boxing world. I’m going to take a seat there with him, and the robust man goes to win,” stated Keyshawn.
